In- and outbound spreading  of a free-particle  s-wave

i. Bialynicki-Birula; M. A. Cirone; Jens Peder Dahl; M. Fedorov; W.P. Schleich

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.060404

In- and outbound spreading of a free-particle s-wave

i. Bialynicki-Birula
, M. A. Cirone
, Jens Peder Dahl
, M. Fedorov
, W.P. Schleich

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

We show that a free quantum particle in two dimensions with zero angular momentum (s wave) in the form of a ring-shaped wave packet feels an attraction towards the center of the ring, leading first to a contraction followed by an expansion. An experiment to demonstrate this effect is also outlined.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	89
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	060404
ISSN	0031-9007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.060404
Publication status	Published - 2002

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